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Civil Law

General Terms and Conditions: Why Copying Them Will Cost You Dearly

You start a webshop. You have a sleek website, a professional logo, and great products ready to ship. But then you hit a snag: the general terms and conditions. You look at a competitor’s site, copy their text, paste it

Executory sale of a property: forced sale of a house through an enforcement auction in the Netherlands
Civil Law

Executory sale of a property: how it works and the risks for the creditor

You have obtained a judgment. The court has awarded your claim and the opposing party

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Corporate Law

The Enterprise Chamber (Ondernemingskamer): How It Works

The Enterprise Chamber (Ondernemingskamer) is a specialist division of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal that

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Employment Law

Non-compete clause breached, trade secrets taken: court imposes fines totalling €1.025 million on three former employees

District Court of Zeeland-West-Brabant, 13 May 2026 – ECLI:NL:RBZWB:2026:5158 An employer in the offshore industry

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Energy Law

Must a closed distribution system take part in congestion management? The CBb provides clarity

The Dutch electricity grid is full. In more and more places, businesses can no longer

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Employment contract being signed — duty to disclose and probationary dismissal in the Tata Steel case of Donald Pols
Employment Law

The Donald Pols case at Tata Steel: duty to disclose, the prohibition of discrimination, and dismissal during the probationary period

In early June 2026, controversy arose over the appointment of Donald Pols, the former director

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Family Law

Coercive control and divorce

When a relationship ends, we often assume that the hardest period is behind us once

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Civil Law

Attachment of shares: a powerful weapon with sharp edges

Shares can be worth a great deal, but they cannot simply be liquidated: behind every

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Criminal Law

Police violence in court: when may the police use force, and what if it goes wrong?

Imagine two situations. In the first, a man runs away after a robbery, an officer

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Hands on a steering wheel, seen from behind, with a blurred empty road ahead, illustrating the question of what a traffic mistake means legally.
Criminal Law

Not a criminal, yet a suspect: what determines the punishment after a serious traffic accident?

One moment of inattention. You glance at your phone, drive through a red light and

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Criminal Law

What may you do at a demonstration — and what may the police do?

Demonstrating is a fundamental right — but not a free pass. Read what you may
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Real Estate Law

From regulated rent to the private sector: what are your options as a landlord?

Many landlords run into the same question. Rental income is falling behind while maintenance costs,

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Employment Law

Office parties: Can your boss legally force you to attend?

We have all been there at some point. The annual office gathering is in full

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